Outlook India has recently come up with the updated rankings of top 50 Engineering colleges. As you know Top lists are my favorite and I had earlier published top 100 engineering colleges of 2006. This year Outlook has published two different lists – One Government and One private – unlike a mixed one like last time.

The methodology for rankings remain the same like last time. Here are the meaning of abbreviations.

If you compare last years list and this years list, there are a few changes:
The Top 3 Colleges remain the same, however, Kanpur has taken the top spot this time pushing IIT Kharagpur in second place. Significantly, In top ten colleges last year, only one private college (BITS Pilani) was featured.

Here is the list of Top 50 Government Engineering Colleges of India:

Rank

Name of Institute

City

I.C
(600)

P.S
(200)

I.I
(400)

P
(400)

I.F
(650)

T.M
(2250)

1

IIT

Kharagpur

570

161

348

368

621

2068

2

IIT

Kanpur

530

168

337

372

612

2019

3

IIT

Mumbai

526

158

342

376

606

2008

4

IIT

Delhi

546

152

343

374

591

2006

5

IIT

Chennai

524

154

335

366

595

1974

6

IIT

Roorkee

483

146

338

360

554

1881

7

IT BHU

Varanasi

471

138

314

355

520

1798

8

Indian School of Mines

Dhanbad

457

139

320

307

482

1705

9

IIT

Guwahati

461

131

274

311

492

1669

10

College of Engineering, Anna University

Chennai

453

134

291

304

430

1612

11

Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engg & Tech

Calcutta

451

137

293

301

425

1607

12

NIT

Trichy

426

135

308

282

435

1586

13

NIT

Warangal

421

133

312

279

440

1585

14

Delhi College of Engineering

New Delhi

425

126

318

327

388

1584

15

Punjab Engineering College

Chandigarh

405

136

302

281

420

1544

16

NIT

Surathkal

407

134

300

283

417

1541

17

Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology

Allahabad

405

128

294

275

412

1514

18

Bengal Engg and Science University, Shibpur

Howrah

425

129

296

263

396

1509

19

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

New Delhi

403

130

299

280

396

1508

20

IIIT

Hyderabad

407

135

308

277

377

1504

21

Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

Kanpur

401

128

288

272

406

1495

22

Malviya National Institute of Technology

Jaipur

397

125

291

271

407

1491

23

MANIT

Bhopal

399

126

290

269

405

1489

24

VNIT

Nagpur

400

128

285

263

408

1484

25

College of Engineering

Pune

397

132

281

271

399

1480

26

IIIT Allahabad

Allahabad

405

128

281

249

405

1468

27

SVNIT

Surat

400

122

271

253

407

1453

28

NIT

Rourkela

397

124

278

252

386

1437

29

NIT

Kurukshetra

399

121

261

250

405

1436

30

NIT

Kozhikode

395

118

267

253

400

1433

31

College of Engg, Andhra University, Waltair

Vishakhapatnam

407

120

248

254

386

1415

32

Mumbai University Inst. of Chemical Tech

Mumbai

390

121

258

251

373

1393

33

College of Engineering

Thiru?puram

393

122

251

242

376

1384

34

NIT

Jamshedpur

379

121

266

228

382

1376

35

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

Coimbatore

400

120

263

249

316

1348

36

NIT

Durgapur

375

115

248

226

372

1336

37

JNTU

Hyderabad

376

118

278

240

317

1329

38

Govt College of Engineering

Coimbatore

383

114

274

223

315

1309

39

Annamalai University

Annamalainagar

387

123

260

213

311

1294

40

University Visvesvaraya College of Engg

Bangalore

385

112

265

218

313

1293

41

SGS Institute of Technology & Science

Indore

380

119

268

206

304

1277

42

Osmania Univ. College of Engineering

Hyderabad

375

118

260

207

309

1269

43

IIIT

Calcutta

348

116

245

266

288

1263

44

NIT

Jalandhar

349

112

240

180

318

1199

45

NIT

Hamirpur

347

110

233

183

322

1195

46

Jabalpur Engineering College

Jabalpur

354

116

235

189

295

1189

47

JNTU

Kakinada

353

113

245

185

292

1188

48

NIT

Raipur

341

108

218

175

308

1150

49

NIT

Patna

339

105

215

173

306

1138

50

NIT

Silchar

331

103

213

170

320

1137

Outlook has also released Top 50 private engineering colleges of 2007 that I will publishing in following post.

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162 comments

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all the NITs including Raipur, Silchar,Srinagar,Agartala,Hamirpur,Jalandhar etc. shd be within top 35 just below the IITs.all four central IIITs including IIITM-G,IIIT-J shd also be there in list of top 40. all these institutions are far more better than most of the Govt. state engineering colleges as far as their faculty,funds,reputation,alumini structure,placements,student quality etc are concerned. IITs are undoubtedly first,but who is number 2 they are NITs and IIITs. even the NITs of south like Warangal,Tiruchirapalli,Surathkal are far more better in placements than some of the IITs. Rankings shd not be biased.

hello… I got 101 marks in aieee, and got 83.33% in 12th (maharashtra), also i m expecting 135+ in mhtcet exam… i want to get admission in a good engg college in mumbai without much donation…. which college can i opt for??? Sir pls help me… Waiting for your reply…

sir i got in marks 24 in aieee. My cetogery rank is 18355 all india. I am st- cetogery student. Can i got any college of engineering..??? Sir plz.. Help me for conslling. And show me list for college then apply i am for consalling.

where is nit agartala.it is the new fast growing nit in india.it also got 5th place according to placement records among 20 nit’s in india.you once please chek about nit agartala.please give proper rankings.

Most of the North Indian University are corrupt Like West Bengal State Universities inspite the Students and Teachers are of very High Caliber in all India Level. They Invovle politics in every aspects of education in awarding marks, selecting students, students politics, teacher politics, staff politics, placement politics, Library politics, Administrations politics, teacher-student and student-Teachers politics etc etc. How these universities deserve the Top Positions, Whether We Vote for Corruption??? Whether Education is corruption or corruption is education? The ranking must also include CORRUPTION INDEX in there process of determing top colleges? South Indian Colleges will fair far far better…

hey guys wats wrong wid u people? why u r misleading all the students? this ranking list is rubbish…………………..der is no place for colleges of orissa in dis least at all. in orissa der r also many good colleges dey also desearve to b in this ranking list.

hiiiiiiiiiiiii pls help me i am in a problem.i dont know what to do know.manish i am in same problem my marks in pcm are 184 and rank in aiee is 435234.no obc cateogry. if i didnt get seat i will go to kota and take training of iiit jee.in cet too my rank is 220181.i want to do civil engg.state rank in cet is 11564 .i am from punjab(ferozpur) my cellno. is 9041598613

how are u ranking NIT SILCHAR at 50. do u know about its recent placements or u just rank by fake.please do the survey by coming the college once . tnen kindly give the rank. i bet u it will not come at 50. it has the quality to be among top 25 government colleges. dont spoil the name of the NIT without visiting here. u r there to give true guidance of rank to different students not the fake rank as per ur wish ok.so better visit next time before giving rank to the NIT SILCHAR.

jec is among top institutes and in core branches it should withstand among top 20 institutes in india specially mechanical is among the best and overall it should be in top 20-30 institutes in india along with sgsits

whts u tell me becse nw still i am study in mith branch CIVIL STRUCTURAL so which is gud CIVIL other wise CIVIL STRUCTURAL whose branch is best & why they diffrenciate? what is common difference?????? if i choose civil structural branch then what i shoud apply for all govt, non govt, & some public sector exams like UPSC, plz tell me shoud i am eligible to sit t6he exam of all govt, sector whiuch like civil

this is crap…how to define a good college?this ranking is totally screwed..ill request all juniors to be very careful about all thse bogus rankings…a good college is decided by its faculty strength,research,consultancy activities ,very impotantly alumni,placements and so many other things….this is one of many screwed lists available in net…andmy frens NIT silchar last year had placements of 300 % and this time 250%…highest placement of 12 lakhs..offered by ongc and some meachanical company i dont rem right now..avg placememt…5.5 lakhs…suck that!

wats u did dude???? From where u got all these things…… dont try to mislead the students… even there is no place for CUSAT…….. kitna paisa milta hai ranking karne ke liye…. tell me … i can also offer u more than others…….. take it seriously…….

sir i finished deploma in mechanical engineer and i want to join in b.tech in distance education as a private candidate beacause i am doing work in government service . please tell me which is the best engineering college.

what is this iiit hyderabad ,a reputated institute is given behind PEC,chandigarh! please make your lists correctly! don’t give wrong paths to students who already go confused in selecting good colleges!!!!

Sir, sorry I canâ€™t agree , because IIITM GWALIOR is indiaâ€™s only institute of its kind who is providing PHD,MTECh,MBA and also 5 years integreted(B.E+M.TECH). it is giving 100% placement in top companies like IBM,HP,YAHOO,AMDOCS,MICROSOFT etc since started in 1997.spreading on lush green campus of 160 acre(more than IIITA)and first institute which is providing PHd. in IT.It is equivalent to IITâ€™s&IIMâ€™s.at least better than many NITâ€™s. so plz next time keep it in mind and visite this institute plz donâ€™t miss guide inncent students. thanx

hey…. i feel very proud that my college is at 23rd position.. but i think it is better than mnit jaipur…… i think you copy the list from where you didn’t put your own effort to make it so much good… anyway thanx for making a copy………

i am a student of osmania university,college of engineering,in every ranking list OU is on top 30,but dis is da only survey,which shows OU engineering as 42nd,can u tell me,wat is de reason for this? send da reason plz

Thanks very much for publishing a list of the greatest importance for the students seeking admission in engineering courses… You have also helped the student’s guardians and teachers who always remain confused …..

PEC, Punjab Engg College, Chandigarh, is detriorating like anything. Its only the name, rest infrastructure is very old, faculty is going retired, new faculty is not that good. System are not adhered to. Shouldn’t stand in this list. UIET Chandigarh is going UP instead

NIT, Surathkal, Karnataka is bestÂ in terms faculty, 200% quality placement records at par with IIT’s, best campus location near the beach, Best hostel facilities, best research and laboratory,Â Intellect. NIT-K deserve to move up in rank.

@ Ashish M ,has anyone heard of iitt institute of technology pojewal?? if yes then where does it stand ?? is it a good college to do an enginnering degree ?? iitt Pojewal is in Nawanshahar distt of Punjab it is afflitiated to Punjab technical University, it is not a good college in terms of faculty and placements

Sir,U.C.E.Burla is the first&old premier institute of not only orissa but also of whole eastern India having placement & infrastructure not less than an IIT.Therefore I think it shoud be with in at least top 50,which is going to be an deemed university under UGC act/1956 having name Orissa Institute of Technology.

all the above mentioned colleges are found here or there in differrent ranking sources but annamalai university is never seen in any other rankings except to this rankings. why? The college is very nice (I belong to this very college itself),so why not is it seen so often like the other ones in the list. Kindly focus on this college in your next similar edition.

good work well i dnt now much about engineering colleges????????????????????????? but still thanks for givn this much information . but u must include some of the colleges of chattisgarh……..which are still unknown………

Sir, i c’nt agree wd u .wht u say sir……NIT srinagar is not mentioned anywhere in top 100….u think do u misguide the youngstar….plz frst visit my college thn u say why this is not present in top 100 …even top 50…..

yup.. U r rite..Nit Srinagar is established 52 years before and was amongst in 5 top REC.Some of d IIT’s have been founded after this institute,But these people without surveying the college,Just copy d list from other-websites and avoid surveying pain.I would like to share you that in my college,current placement of 2012 Batch is awesome whose avg salary package is more than 5 lacs,as These Govt companies PSU’s(8 already visited) have offered salary of more than 8 lacs nd recruited around 200 students ,including all the Samsung Group who has offered to NIT Srinagar students a package of more than 6 lacs.U can trust all of my Stats,as I am the Placement coordinator of the batch 2011-2012,and for NIT srinagar ,ranking please all of you refer to college Khabbar : http://www.collegekhabar.com/ranking/2012/ as it’s an official site governed by Many IIT’ans…

Hi, This is rubbish the ratings of premier institutes of andhra pradesh are lowin way down than those institutes who stand in front of them…eg. the jntu which is considered as the best in A.P next to NIT warangal is layin way down inspite of its tremendous placement record and the influence which it has over other institutes even the a.u and o.u are dismally placed the north indian institutes which donot stand against these are given better positions this is jus regional feelin!!!!!!!!!!!

Sir, sorry I can’t agree , because IIITM GWALIOR is india’s only institute of its kind who is providing PHD,MTECh,MBA and also 5 years integreted(B.E+M.TECH). it is giving 100% placement in top companies like IBM,HP,YAHOO,AMDOCS,MICROSOFT etc since started in 1997.spreading on lush green campus of 160 acre(more than IIITA)and first institute which is providing PHd. in IT.It is equivalent to IIT’s&IIM’s.at least better than many NIT’s. so plz next time keep it in mind and visite this institute plz don’t miss guide inncent students.

not at all a good work donejust at the institutes.it is not ranking but a jumbled set of good colleges of india.eg.ISM DHANBAD &ANNA UNIVERSITY are above all NITs.Harcourt Butler Technological Institute ,kanpur is 21??????????????NIT,Kozhikode is far better than a rank of 30.College of Engineering,Pune is not eligible for a 25th spot. please dont MISGUILD STUDENTS.

this is all bogus….whr the hell are the institutes like IIITM Gwalior…..it has be there in top 20 since its better then most of NIT’s leaving 2-3 aside….plz who so ever has published it dont mislead the students….